Tuesday, December 9

Agenda signedLesson 8 Problem Set #1, 4 & 5Read the afterward to Bud, Not Buddy and use your evidence flags to mark 3 areas you found particularly interesting.

Continue to work on:Model UNFinding an independent book

Monday, December 8

Agenda signedModel UN Topic Papers (page in the packet) signed by parentsGrade Reports signed by parentsLesson 7 Problem SetRead Chapter 19 in Bud, Not Buddy and fill out the Tracking Bud's Rules graphic organizer

Continue to work on:Model UN Government ReportFinding an independent book (due in class on 12/15)

Thursday, December 4

Agenda signedLesson 6 Problem Set #2, 3 & Exercise #2 (directions): 1. Write a real-world story problem using a rational number and its opposite. 2. Create a horizontal or vertical number line diagram to represent your situation: a. Determine an appropriate scale and label the number line b. Write the units of measurement (if needed)' c. Graph the rational number and its opposite that represent the situation 3. Describe what points 0 and the opposite number represent on the number line 4. Name the rational number to the left and right of the rational number you initially choseRead Chapter 17 in Bud, Not Buddy and use an evidence flag to mark what you believe to be the most important event in the chapter.

Monday, December 1

Agenda signedLesson 3 Problem SetRead Chapter 14 in Bud, Not Buddy and use your evidence flags to mark 3 places in the chapter that are examples of Bud's life changing from surviving to thriving.ELA Assessment signedMath Assessment signed + Corrections (Due Monday 12/8)

Friday, November 21

Agenda signedStudy for math assessment Read Chapter 13 of Bud, Not Buddy and fill out the Tracking Bud's Rules graphic organizer. Consider whether or not you agree with Bud's rule.

Continue to work on:Model UNEgypt Project (Self-assigned)

Tuesday, November 18

Agenda signedTuesday folder signedDo problems 4 & 5 in the Unit 2 Study GuideDo 1 problem from the Lesson 18 Problem SetRead Chapter 11 of Bud, not Buddy and fill out the Tracking Bud's Rules graphic organizerFinish your Egyptian social media account for the god you researched if you did not finish it in class

Wednesday, November 12

Continue to work on:Model UNHero's Journey Narrative in Publishing book kitEgypt projects (self-assigned)

Friday, November 7

Agenda signedLesson 13 Problem Set - Finish the last 2 problemsRead Chapter 6 in Bud, Not Buddy. Then write a journal entry in which you pretend you are "Poppa" and explain why you reached-out to Bud at the mission.

Friday, October 31

- Agenda signed- Do a "first draft" read of Chapter 2 of Bud, Not Buddy. In this chapter Bud will begin to share his "rules." After reading the chapter, complete the Tracking Bud's Rules graphic organizer. You will discuss your writing and thoughts at the beginning of the next lesson.

Wednesday, October 29

Tuesday, October 28

- Agenda signed- Tuesday Folder signed if you have one- Calendar signed by parents on the first page- Lesson 11 problem set, choose 2 word problems- Continue to write your narrative story into your book kit

Wednesday, October 22

- Agenda signed- L8 Problem Set (Choose 2 problems to solve using the invert and multiply method)- Finish your draft of your hero's journey narrative, keep in mind the skills we've learned in class- Finish Agriculture packet if you did not in class (answer Q3 & 5 on pg.57 & Q2-4 on pg.59)

Continue to work on:- Model UN (CE#3 Due Friday! Region Report due 11/7)- Work on Independent Book web (Due Mon. Oct. 27)

Tuesday, October 21

- Agenda signed- L7 Problem Set (do one problem, it only needs to be solved one way. No justification)- Make changes to the dialogue, sensory words and action verbs in your rough draft hero's journey narrative - Read "Early People" and annotate the gist in the margins. Answer Questions 3 & 5 on a separate sheet of paper.

Continue to work on:- Model UN- Finish reading your independent book

FALL BREAK HOMEWORK:

- Read your independent book and use either evidence flags or a notebook to keep track of parts of your book that relate to The Lightning Thief, "The Hero's Journey," and/or the myths we've read in class. This is your ONLY official homework for break. Books should be completed by Tuesday, October 21st.

Optional Work:- Continue to work on Model UN. You may begin your Current Event #3 and your Region Report - You may continue writing your first draft of your hero's journey narrative

Thursday, October 9

- Agenda signed- Begin establishing the context for your hero's journey narrative by writing the first 1-2 paragraphs. - Take out evidence flags from your Lightning Thief book

Continue to Work on:- Model UN

Tuesday, October 7

- Agenda signed- Lesson 4 Problem Set- Character Profile (DO NOT spend a lot of time on this. We will be developing your characters as we work through the writing process).

Wednesday, October 1

- Agenda signed- Hole punch and tab Unit 2 Math. Put it into your binder & take out Unit 1 (keep at home, but do NOT throw away)- Fill out the Lesson 17 homework page (analyzing the prophecy) in the Homework Packet- Begin reading your independednt book- Finish the graphic organizers for your introduction and/or conclusion paragraphs if you did not finish them in class.

Monday, September 29

- Agenda signed- Use Ann Swerkey to look over how you solved each math problem on the Math Study Guide. Write (SHORT) corrections for each problem you did not answer correctly. Short corrections include what mistakes you made and what you need to do next time. These may be in bullet point format.- Read Chapter 22 of The Lightning Thief and use your evidence flags to mark evidence that helps you answer the question: "Why do you think Percy has so much trouble deciding whether to stay year-round or go to seventh grade?"- Finish your Theme Graphic Organizer: Myth of Cronus if you did not in class.

Monday, September 22

- Agenda signed- Lesson 25 Problem Set and any problems not completed in class- Read Chapter 19 in The Lightning Thief and answer the question on the page in your Homework PacketContinue to:- Work on your Ratio in the Store Assignment (Due October 3)- Model UN History Report - Module 1 Math study Guide (Due September 29)- Any work you have assigned yourself for your project(s)- Study for Spanish

Friday, September 19

- Agenda Signed- L24 Problem Set - Tell your parents about the Ratio in the Store assignment- Model UN research for History Report- Work on Projects

Thursday, September 18

- Agenda signed - Lesson 23 problem set, #5 & two other problems (not #4, we did that in class together)- Finish your body paragraphs if you did not complete them in class- Choose which assignments you will do from the choice menu/tic-tac-toe board- Work on Model UN- Study for Spanish

Wednesday, September 17

- Agenda signed- Lesson 22 Problem Set #3-6- Read Chapter 18 in The Lightning Thief & finish the graphic organizers if you did not finish them in class- Continue to work on Model UN (Current Event #2 due Friday & you can work on the History Report if you have not started already)- Study for Spanish

Tuesday, September 16

- Agenda Signed- Tuesday Folder (if you are the only child or youngest sibling)- Lesson 21 Problem Set #1-5 & 13-14- Read Chapter 17 of The Lightning Thief and consider the following question as you read (use your evidence flags as you find evidence to answer the question): How does Percy show that he is a hero in Chapter 17 of The Lightning Thief?- Complete the foldable for the Layers of the atmosphere. On the back of this page in your science notebook answer the following question: Pretend you are a molecule living in any layer of the atmosphere you choose. Which layer would you choose to live in? Why? What is your daily life like?

Monday, September 15

- Agenda Signed- L20 problems not completed in class- Ch.16 in The Lightning Thief & page from homework packet- Read over your current event #1 and grade yourself on the rubric. Write a paragraph about what you did well and what improvements need to be made.

Wednesday, September 10

- Agenda signed- L17 Problem Set and any problems you didn't finish in class- Read The Lightning Thief Chapter 15 and use your evidence flags to mark any place you believe is an allusion to another classical Greek myth. - Math corrections and assessment signed due tomorrow- Model UN - Social Studies continents & countries- Study for Spanish

Tuesday, September 9

- Agenda signed- L16 Problem Set- Math assessment corrections- Read chapter 14 in The Lightning Thief. Write an answer to this question: What is the role of the supernatural in this chapter?- Model UN- Countries- Study for Spanish

NOTICE: Model UN Diplomacy Charts & Current Event #1 are due on Thursday.

Friday, September 5

- Agenda signed- Weekly CAPP Reflection form Signed- Missing assignments forms signed- Module Assessment signed by parents (Due Wednesday)- Read Chapter 13 of The Lightning Thief. While reading, record at least five questions that you have about the chapter and use your evidence flags to mark the passage in the text that most pertains to your question.- Socratic Seminar Reflection- Continue to work on the continents assignment- Model UN packets will be returned on Monday **Current Event #1 and the Diplomacy Chart will both be due on Thursday, September 11th.

Thursday, September 4

- Agenda signed- L15 Problem Set #1-4- Read Chapter 12 of The Lightning Thief. While reading this chapter, use your evidence flags to mark important events in the chapter. Important events could be defined as: moments in which the character makes an important realization, moments in which the plot changes in some way, or moments that change the relationship between two characters. Be sure to write down your answer to the question provided in your homework packet in paragraph form using these marked passages as evidence.- Fill out the outlined map of South America with the names of each country. Place this on a new page in your Social Studies Notebook and fill in the general information as well (Continent, number of countries, hemispheres, and major rivers).

Wednesday, September 3

- Agenda signed- Math Lesson 14 Problem #1 and justify both parts- Read The Lightning Thief, Chapter 11. Use your evidence flags to mark any allusions to classic myths you think you see.- Complete the homework assignment: The Lightning Thief: Understanding the Allusion to Cronus in Chapter 10, pages 155-156.- In your Social Studies Notebook, look up how many countries are part of each continent. You do not need to write down all the countries on each continent, only the number of countries on each. Then answer the following questions: 1. How many countries are in the world right now? 2. Which continent has the most countries? 3. Which continent has the least countries? 4. Did any of the information you found surprise you? Why or why not?- Finish preparing your text for tomorrow's Socratic seminar

Friday, August 29

Agenda signed

Do a "First Draft" read of Chapter 10 in The Lightning Thief and write down the gist on sticky notes. Put the sticky notes in the margin of your book.

Math Lesson 13 Problem Set

Travel Plans Assignment & cite the sources you use on the citing your sources paper

Thursday, August 28

Agenda signed

Lesson 13 Exercises on page s.53

Continue to work on Model UN & Study for Spanish

Monday, August 25

Agenda signed

Do a first draft read of Chapter 7, "My Dinner Goes Up in Smoke." Use the Purpose for Reading Chapter 7 to focus your reading and use your evidence flags to mark the specific areas in the book that support your answer. Write your answer in paragraph form on the Purpose for Reading Chapter 7 page.

Finish the Quotes graphic organizer from class if you did not finish today (due tomorrow)

Parents sign your Mid-unit Assessment (Parents please note tat this point in the school year, it is expected students will have 1s. They should be working towards 2s).

Finish your conclusion from the Penny Lab

Math Lesson 11 Problem Set (#1, your justification is already included as part of this question)

Continue to:

Work on Model UN

Study for Spanish

Friday, August 22

Agenda Signed

First draft read of Ch.6 in The Lightning Thief, use your evidence flags to mark your evidence in the text as you answer the question in the packet (if you don't have the packet there was an extra copy of the reading page in your L10 packet).

Math L10 Problem Set (Choose any 2 problems, justify one of them)

Work on Model UN

Thursday, August 21

Agenda signedMath Lesson 9 Problem SetLog onto CLI and write down your grades for each subject and your missing assignments. (If you did not do this yesterday)

Wednesday, August 20

Agenda signed

Keep working with the text "The Hero's Journey." First, on your recording form, add any more important details about the introduction or the section "Act 1: Separation." Then do a "first draft" read of the remainder of "The Hero's Journey." Make some gist notes in the margins; it's fine if you don't understand everything at first. (DO NOT fill out the recording form for Acts 2 or 3 yet.) As you read, begin to consider how these stages of the hero's journey apply to Percy Jackson.

Do Part 1 of the Independent Variable & Dependent Variable SpongeBob practice packet

Log onto CLI (you took your log-in information home yesterday) and copy down the following information into your agenda under TODAY's date: 1. your current grade in each subject (ELA, Math, Science & Social Studies) 2. Your missing assignments. **IF YOU CANNOT LOG ON, have your parent write you a note ON the log-in form that you were unable to access CLI, so we can fix any bugs**

Tuesday, August 19

Agenda signed

Reread your favorite passage (section) from The Lightning Thief so far (must be from ch.1-4). Find your favorite part of that passage, quote it, and explain why this is your favorite part of the book so far.

Math lesson 7 problem set #1. You must write a justification for this problem as well (how did you solve this problem? Why did you do each step that you did?)

Continue to work on Model UN Gen. Info. Sheet

Monday, August 18

- Agenda signed- Finish the Prefix worksheet from class. Reread your favorite part of The Lightning Thief so far. In that section, see how many different words you can identify that begin with a prefix. Use your prefix list to help you. Also use this as an opportunity to practice making inferences for tomorrow's Mid-Unit Assessment.- Math Lesson 6 Problem Set- Model UN Acknowledgement Form signed by you and your parent. One copy is for you to keep, the other is to be turned in tomorrow morning.- You may begin working on Model UN

Friday, August 15

- Agenda signed- Do a first draft read of Chapter 4: "My Mother Teaches Me Bullfighting." Use the Purpose for Reading, Chapter 4 to focus your reading and use your evidence flags to mark the specific areas in your book that support your answer. Be sure to write your answer to the reading question in paragraph format on the packet. Then write a paragraph explaining how Percy's challenges in this chapter do or do not relate to challenges you have faced in your own life.- Math Lesson 5 Problem Set- Look at the list of countries for 6th grade to choose from for Model UN. Come to school on Monday prepared with a list of your top 15 countries (ranked in order of preference).- Read the paper on the United Nations and answer the questions.- Have your weekly CAPP reflection sheet signed by your parents

Thursday, August 14

- Agenda signed - Do a "first draft" read of Chapter 3: "Grover Unexpectedly Loses His Pants." Use the Purpose for reading, Chapter 3 to focus your reading and use your evidence flags to mark the specific areas in the book that support your answer. Be sure to also write 3 HOT questions about the chapter and any passages you found particularly interesting or confusing.- Math L4 Problem Set- Make a list of ten observations about an activity, event or person around you. This could be done as you walk home, as you drive to the store, as you're having dinner etc. Then write one paragraph justifying how these are each observations and not inferences. - Go to http://mygeoposition.com/ and type in your entire address (street, city and state). Write down the coordinates for your house (longitude and latitude). Then look in your agenda and see where the opposite side of the world from your house is. For example, if my house is at 32'N, 80'W, then I would look in my agenda to see where 32'S, 80'E would be.

Wednesday, August 13

- Agenda signed- Do a "first draft" read of Chapter 2: "Three Old Ladies Knit the Socks of Death." Use the Purpose for reading Chapter 2 page in your homework packet to focus your reading. Use your evidence flags to mark the specific areas in the book that support your answer. Be sure to still answer the question in the packet, citing your evidence.- Math Lesson 3 Problem Set- Longitude and Latitude, last page in the packet (back and front sides)

Tuesday, August 12

- Agenda Signed- Do a "first draft" read of Chapter 1, "I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher," in The Lightning Thief. Your purpose for reading tonight is to get to know the protagonist, Percy. On your post-it notes, write what you notice and what you wonder about him. (READ ONLY CHAPTER ONE).- Math Lesson 2 Problem Set- Finish Science foldable if you did not in class- Read over your science notes & write 3 questions that were not already answered- Complete the Scientific method sheets. Come to class with both sheets already cut out.

Monday, August 11

-Agenda Signed - Reread "Shrouded in Myth" and create picture that represents the text. Write at least one paragraph using textual support to justify how your picture represents the story.

Friday, August 8

- Agenda Signed- Today we learned about the Habits of the Mind, the first of which is "Persisting." Create a representation of what persisting means to you, what it looks like, sounds like, what you do to persist etc. This representation can take any form you like (collage, song, poem, journal entry, play, etc.) so long as it is done neatly and is ready to be displayed. Please limit representations to an 8 x11 piece of paper.- Turn in signed paperwork that is still missing (ESPECIALLY the Student Handbook Agreement found on pg.21 of your Agenda!)- Have all school supplies by Monday, ESPECIALLY your large binder!

Thursday, August 7

- Agenda signed - Read through the Socratic Seminar Packet and "What to do when..." pages. Write down 3-5 questions you have about Socratic Seminars.- Finish any paperwork you have left from before school (Family Survey, Student Survey, HW Policy, Middle School Policy & Handbook pages)

Wednesday, August 6

- Send Mrs. Hirsch an e-mail from the class webpage with the following information: What you like about the website, suggestions for the website, and what day your first major assignment is due.- Read through the CAPP syllabus and make a list of what topics you would like to learn about in each content area based on the curriculum. - Turn in any papers you still need to fill out and/or sign from Meet the Teacher Night.** Please note that Remind changed the phone number to subscribe to txt reminders. The correct number is posted on the home page. If you subscribed before 8/5/14 you do not need to subscribe again**